The Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Matale· 21 May 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Lands Acquired for Kurunegala-Habarana Railway Line - Compensation/Ex-Gratia Payment (Q.1/2025)

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Hon. Rohini Kumari Wijerathna asked whether the Government intends to establish a mechanism to acquire title to land in advance for a proposed route or future development. She noted that future acquisition could increase costs due to higher market valuations, and asked whether the State could pay current valuation amounts to resident possessors and vest the land title in the Government now.

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¶ 01 My second supplementary: Do you intend to create a mechanism going forward? If in future this route or any development proceeds, acquisition will again occur. Then valuation will be at future market value, and the cost, including valuation, will be higher than now. Therefore, can the Government obtain title now by paying the valuation amount to the resident possessors, vesting the title in the State?

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Source: Hansard, Wednesday, 21 May 2025 ·No. 1749121318003248 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 May 2025. No. 1749121318003248. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/8052